The search continued Sunday for the body of a San Francisco man who died after he was swept into the churning seas along Hawaii's Kauai Island two days earlier.

Brian Baker, 47, was exploring the island's rocky coast with a group of friends Friday when high waves knocked him into the water, according to the Kauai Fire Department. One of his friends, San Francisco resident Adam Griffiths, dove in to save him. Instead, the rough surf overcame both men.

The body of Griffiths, 46, was pulled from the ocean Saturday morning.

Kauai's beaches, particularly on the island's western and northern shores, have experienced several days of high surf, with some waves Friday estimated at 15 to 30 feet. All north shore beaches were closed Sunday by the Fire Department's Ocean Safety Bureau.

Baker and Griffiths were in a group of five people traveling along the coast near Kalihiwai Bay on Friday afternoon. Once the two men were caught in the waves, a woman in their party called police, around 5:10 p.m.

Emergency personnel arrived to find Baker and Griffiths floating facedown in the ocean, according to the Fire Department. Attempts to retrieve them from the choppy water were called off around 6:35 p.m., as night fell. Fire Department searchers were able to find Griffiths' body the next morning, but not Baker's.